Killers of a Certain Age
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Summary
Older women often feel invisible， but sometimes that's their secret weapon。
They've spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization， but now that they're sixty years old， four women friends can't just retire - it's kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller。
Billie， Mary Alice， Helen， and Natalie have worked for the Museum， an elite network of assassins， for forty years。 Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more on technology than people skills。
When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses paid vacation to mark their retirement， they are targeted by one of their own。 Only the Board， the top-level members of the Museum， can order the termination of field agents， and the women realize they've been marked for death。
Now to get out alive they have to turn against their own organization， relying on experience and each other to get the job done， knowing that working together is the secret to their survival。 They're about to teach the Board what it really means to be a woman--and a killer--of a certain age。
They've spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization， but now that they're sixty years old， four women friends can't just retire - it's kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller。
Billie， Mary Alice， Helen， and Natalie have worked for the Museum， an elite network of assassins， for forty years。 Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more on technology than people skills。
When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses paid vacation to mark their retirement， they are targeted by one of their own。 Only the Board， the top-level members of the Museum， can order the termination of field agents， and the women realize they've been marked for death。
Now to get out alive they have to turn against their own organization， relying on experience and each other to get the job done， knowing that working together is the secret to their survival。 They're about to teach the Board what it really means to be a woman--and a killer--of a certain age。
Reviews
Melissa Joulwan
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Totally badass。
Tammy
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An enjoyable read but nothing impressive…。just not my cup of tea， in my opinion。
Margaret
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3。5 stars
Me， My Shelf， & I
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This was cute and fun， but there was nothing about it that was particularly noteworthy or stood out。I think I was expecting them to have a little more bite， tbh。 That the old ladies would be the ones both deciding their marks （whether for revenge， justice， or just because they like to， etc） and that the humor would be more pervasive。Overall this book was too short with too large a cast for me to really buy into the relationships and get invested。 There were also numerous flashbacks interspersed This was cute and fun， but there was nothing about it that was particularly noteworthy or stood out。I think I was expecting them to have a little more bite， tbh。 That the old ladies would be the ones both deciding their marks （whether for revenge， justice， or just because they like to， etc） and that the humor would be more pervasive。Overall this book was too short with too large a cast for me to really buy into the relationships and get invested。 There were also numerous flashbacks interspersed throughout， which means the main plot also isn't super fleshed out given the short page count。 And I think it's more of a thriller than a mystery， so there's not a lot of clues dropped that will let you figure out everything that's going on （aside from assuming that the person/s at the root of everything have been named）。I would recommend this as a good vacation book: it doesn't require a lot of focus and investment so you can easily set it down to go do activities， it's engaging and easy to read so you can readily pick it up again， and it's satisfying enough but won't be something you ruminate on long after it's done。 。。。more
Alli
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Certainly won’t win literary awards， but the premise is basically if Grace and Frankie were assassins and their employer were trying to kill them when they entered retirement。 It’s fun and satisfying。
Wendy
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3。75 ⭐️ Such a fun story！ It did feel redundant on a couple of occasions， but it wasn’t so often as to be truly annoying。 I definitely enjoyed the flashback moments。 More of those would have been greatly appreciated！ Only gripe is that the author felt the need to call the bad guys misogynistic。 They were bad dudes - but it had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that they were female at all。 Use the word appropriately， or not at all。
S
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This was a fun ride， but I can’t help compare it to books like the Thursday Murder Club and movies like Red。 Similar types of characters and premises， but this one falls a little flat by comparison。 Maybe that’s not fair， but that’s my bar。 These characters were a little less fleshed out， less likable， and less smart。 The plot lines were a little less clever。
Allison Stringer
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Brilliant！I feel SEEN！ This book is absolutely brilliant， and while I’m not prepared to say 60 is *old*， I love that these women are just like me in the aging department！ This is a great read， and I hope there are many sequels！
Jayme
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Well， the cover is cute…。I don’t really enjoy books about Spies or Assassins， so I was going to PASS on this one， but I DO gravitate towards “characters of a certain age” so when a lot of positive reviews started coming in for this book-I reconsidered！ Clearly sleuthing “Seniors” are having a moment with the success of Richard Osman’s “The Thursday Murder Club” series， and the “The Marlow Murder Club” by Robert Thorogood。 Would a quartet of retiring female Assassins in their sixties capture my f Well， the cover is cute…。I don’t really enjoy books about Spies or Assassins， so I was going to PASS on this one， but I DO gravitate towards “characters of a certain age” so when a lot of positive reviews started coming in for this book-I reconsidered！ Clearly sleuthing “Seniors” are having a moment with the success of Richard Osman’s “The Thursday Murder Club” series， and the “The Marlow Murder Club” by Robert Thorogood。 Would a quartet of retiring female Assassins in their sixties capture my fancy as well？ OUTLIER ALERTApparently NOT。 But， surprisingly it WASN’T because they were ASSASSINS。 The strength of the books mentioned， or any COZY for that matter， are the CHARACTERS and that is the weakness of this book。 The book opens well enough in 1979 with a flashback to the the first mission that the women of “Project Sphinx” take on-posing as “Stewardesses” （even though that term was already replaced by flight attendant or cabin crew by then） to take out a quartet of Bulgarian men。 However， humor is subjective， and my first clue that the humor of this book would not be for me， was evident from page 12-when the first reference （of many） to “dicks” was made。 Chapter two and three return us to the PRESENT day， when our protagonists who are now retiring， have been sent on an all expenses paid， luxury cruise to （allegedly） thank them for their years of service。 In reality， they have been gathered together so that could be eliminated by one of their own from the clandestine organization。 that they have faithfully served for forty years。 When Billie makes their mark， they have to come up with a plan to stay alive。 In Chapter Four， the final pieces are assembled to set up this story with another flashback to 1978， where we will learn how Billie Webster， who will become the leader of this group， was recruited。 Personally， I think that this book would have benefited from introducing EACH of the women this way， because by 40%， I still couldn’t tell you much about any of the other three women。 I knew that Helen was the most beautiful and is barely functioning as she grieves the loss of her CIA husband， and Mary Alice is distraught that her wife thinks she is dead。 I couldn’t really think of anything to make Nat stand out at this point。Other than the women seeming awfully emotional and distracted for World Class Assassins， the CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT was lacking and by the end of the book， I hadn’t learned much more about any of them。In addition， as the women would stick out their tongues at one another or give each other the middle finger， or make more jokes about “dicks” it seemed like I was reading about an elite group of twenty year old assassins， not a group of accomplished women in their sixties。 They just didn’t seem like “killers of a certain age” to me！ The ending leads me to believe that this COULD be the start of a series， but if so， it isn’t one that I will continue reading。 2。5 ⭐️ rounded upA buddy read with Susan， who along with many other readers DID enjoy this-so be sure to read her amazing review before deciding if this would or would not be a fit for your personal tastes！ AVAILABLE NOW！ Thank You to Berkley books for the gifted ARC provided through NetGalley in exchange for a candid review！ 。。。more
Arlene Rawlinson
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3。2 The book had some humor and a few suspenseful moments。 For the most part， the book fell flat for me missing the mark。 Meh 3。1/5
Barbie Jackson
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💁🏼♀️ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝。。。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️s 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐋𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧， 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫。𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞。。。𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦。 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞？？ 🧐 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 😉 💁🏼♀️ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝。。。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️s 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐋𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧， 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫。𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞。。。𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦。 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞？？ 🧐 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 😉 。。。more
Kimberly
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This book was a great read。 It pulls you in and never let's go。 It's a great story and there are great characters。 The plot lines are believable。 Just a really good read。 This book was a great read。 It pulls you in and never let's go。 It's a great story and there are great characters。 The plot lines are believable。 Just a really good read。 。。。more
Bee Guard
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The greatest lowkey feminist book about bingo club granny assassins you didn't know you needed。 No notes 🔪❤ The greatest lowkey feminist book about bingo club granny assassins you didn't know you needed。 No notes 🔪❤ 。。。more
Tammy Guinther
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Delightful！ A group of old ladies who have been assassins for 40 years finds out on their retirement cruise that there is a hit out on them。 You know they're not going down without a fight。 These old ladies know their stuff！ You will cheer for them and plot with them and relish in their memories of murder， chaos， and friendship。 4 stars Delightful！ A group of old ladies who have been assassins for 40 years finds out on their retirement cruise that there is a hit out on them。 You know they're not going down without a fight。 These old ladies know their stuff！ You will cheer for them and plot with them and relish in their memories of murder， chaos， and friendship。 4 stars 。。。more
Sterling
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This book was really good。 It’s like The Golden Girls as Jason Bourne！ I didn’t know I needed that in my life but it was so fun。 It’s not perfect but I don’t care。 I highly recommend this book！
Pammi
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I loved this book！I liked the fact that the main character didn't regret her choices。I liked that the main characters were older and yet still kicked serious ass。I really， really， really hope this will become a series！！！！ I loved this book！I liked the fact that the main character didn't regret her choices。I liked that the main characters were older and yet still kicked serious ass。I really， really， really hope this will become a series！！！！ 。。。more
Brianne Newton
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I had really high expectations for this book。 I was wanting John Wick， but with grandmas。 While the women were definitely sassy and knew how to kill， the story just seemed to drag。 It did have some humor and action， but it fell kind of flat for me。
Jessica Stephens
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This book was a fun read。 I’m glad I took the time to read it。 I would recommend！
Nick Vallina
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After forty years working for a clandestine organization of assassins called "The Museum"， four female assassins （Billie， Mary Alice， Helen and Natalie） are ready for retirement。 Only， when they set sail on their all-inclusive retirement cruise， they discover a termination order has been issued by the board。Now our heroines must use all of their skills and years worth of experience to avoid being taken out as turn against The Museum to get their lives back。This was a constant action thrill ride。 After forty years working for a clandestine organization of assassins called "The Museum"， four female assassins （Billie， Mary Alice， Helen and Natalie） are ready for retirement。 Only， when they set sail on their all-inclusive retirement cruise， they discover a termination order has been issued by the board。Now our heroines must use all of their skills and years worth of experience to avoid being taken out as turn against The Museum to get their lives back。This was a constant action thrill ride。 I had so much fun。 The characters are funny and witty and the action is cool。 Lots of creative killing as well。。 I would 100% watch a movie of these four sixty year old assassins。 Such a fun time。 I'm rating this four stars， despite how much I enjoyed it， as there were several small inconsistencies （like saying someone was picked up from the station earlier that day and then being taken to the same persons car two pages later）。 However I enjoyed this thoroughly and would recommend this to anyone looking for a quick fun action-packed mystery。 。。。more
MacKenzie Melby
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4。5 ⭐️ this had no reason being this funny & good。 Absolutely loved this golden girls kill bill mash up！
Maite
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Such a fun book！ I loved the female friendships， the plot was fun and fast paced。 One of my favorite books this year。
Jane Randell
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Usually I love Deanna Raybourn’s work。 However， this really missed the mark for me。 The characters felt a bit flat and the plot had far too many holes and was wildly implausible - but not in a way I could go along with it。 My advice - skip it。
Jad Griffin
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4。5/5。0
Sydney Young
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This Time， This AgeI love the concept of a few Boomers facing that， oh-hell-no-you-don’t moment。 They get intoTrouble， they get out of trouble。 Maybe they survive， maybe they don’t， but they darn sure aren’t just going to roll over and take it。 This Super fun new offering by Raybourn is set in more modern times， with more modern heroines， and many bad boys。 Excellent escape， fun story， here’s to more！
Kathy
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A fun listen of the audio version of this book about four hired assassins that retired at age sixty。 Or at least they thought they did until they realized there was a kill order out on them。 Women can be tough， well trained， capable， smart， etc and not to be ignored。I would recommend this audio version。
Mandy Silman-Herbert
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Extremely entertaining， the book version of the movie Red but all female。 I loved it and hope for another adventure。
maddie （thenmaddieread）
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This book was so， so fun - tightly plotted and paced and a delightful romp that also thinks critically about the changing role of women in the workforce， sexism， aging， and the friends you hold closest to your heart。 The ending wraps up a bit too quickly for my taste， so it's really a 4。5 star read， but I had such a good time that of course I'm rounding up。Thank you Berkley and NetGalley for the ARC！ This book was so， so fun - tightly plotted and paced and a delightful romp that also thinks critically about the changing role of women in the workforce， sexism， aging， and the friends you hold closest to your heart。 The ending wraps up a bit too quickly for my taste， so it's really a 4。5 star read， but I had such a good time that of course I'm rounding up。Thank you Berkley and NetGalley for the ARC！ 。。。more
Kenneth Godsey
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It wasn’t my favorite book this year， and sometimes I predicted the plot， but I read it quite fast because I enjoyed the story characters and banter。
Sarah
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6/10
Becca
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I enjoyed this a lot but my biggest problem was not being able to tell the other three women apart。 I guess that could be a me problem rather than a book problem but idc。
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